Breaking - State Attoney MOSBY - Freddie Gray's death was a homicide

[malaise]

Live press conference on GENBComcast

The knife was not a switchblade - he was arrested illegally
This is something else.

[malaise]

1. No probable cause

All those officers must be charged with murder (my words)

[CatWoman]

21. ...

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/marilyn-mosby-officers-charged-death-freddie-gray

[malaise]

27. Sweet for days sis

[Dem2]

37. That news conference brought a tear to my eyes

I didn't think justice was possible in this country. Not that convictions are guaranteed or even likely, but the BS false arrest was uncovered and charges filed - this in itself is totally unexpected.

[malaise]

39. For real

Welcome to DU

[Dem2]

71. Thanks :)

I think I'm going to be in shock for days after watching that.

I may watch it a 3rd time just to ensure that I'm not dreaming.

[Malraiders]

36. There was no probable cause for him to be detained at all since

the cops were not aware of his knife in the firsty place.

And I wonder if the knife was planted by the cops.

If the cops are willing to lie that the knife was a switchblade then they will be willing to plant evidence when they screw up.

[MoonRiver]

2. YAY!!!

Finally, maybe we will see justice!

[malaise]

3. Here come the charges

About time

Involuntary manslaughter and several others

[MoonRiver]

7. One is second degree murder!

[calimary]

4. She's kicking ass.

She's systematically ticking off multiple offenses - on the part of the officers.

No probable cause for arrest, repeated violation of police practices.

2nd degree murder, multiple manslaughter and misconduct, assault.

Ticking it off. One by one.

"To the people of Baltimore, I heard your call - no justice, no peace."

To the six of you police in this case - brutalize your way out of THAT one.

[malaise]

5. I'm impressed

pleasantly surprised

[calimary]

11. "To the youth of this city I will seek justice on your behalf."

I'm impressed, too. The crowd seems to be, as well. When she said "murder" for the first officer, voices in the crowd reacted with what sounded like pleasant surprise.

She looks like a kid. But she speaks with the power and authority of someone twice or three times her age.

"A warrant has been issued for their arrest."

[malaise]

17. She will be AG of th USA

one day - I can see it. She is one serious woman

[calimary]

41. A star is born, maybe? I found myself imagining her in the future - undoubtedly

headed for a higher office. Wouldn't be surprised.

Magnificent, impressive debut on the national scene for this young woman today. She just won a lot of respect, I think. No-nonsense. And pretty clearly - no bias apparent. Looks like HER office is not one of those many prosecutors' offices that's in bed with, or otherwise biased toward, the police. Like her counterpart in Ferguson CLEARLY was.

[malaise]

48. Last time I was this impressed was 2004

at the Democratic Convention - early days but a great debut.

[daleanime]

110. Would not be surprised at all.....

she seemed very impressive.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

60. no justice, no peace!

I like this woman. A LOT!!!!!!!

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

88. LISTEN TO HER GO....THE CHARGES !!! WOW !!!

about time but it took a

BLACK person to do it

[BlancheSplanchnik]

96. and a WOMAN!!!!

I'll have to find video link. Gotta see this.

[calimary]

100. My husband said it best: "the best man for the job is a woman."

[BlancheSplanchnik]

108. :)

It's time.

There's research showing women are more effective in a variety of positions and bring a level of response and communication above what their male counterparts do.

[calimary]

112. That's what Harry Reid said about women making gains in the Senate.

He loved it. I think it was during Rachel Maddow's interview with him. He said the Senate became steadily better as more women entered the picture. Less bullshit. Problems got worked on, and in some cases solved. More got done.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

121. that matches the research I saw. wish I could remember where I read that.

But we all know it's true. Women respond to problems in context, while men tend to adhere more to ideology, not recognizing the realities and variables of individual situations.

I read Dr. Carol Gilligan's study on the differences between women's and men's thinking styles. "In A Different Voice." realllllly excellent.

[Hekate]

125. Blanche and Calimary: another good reason for another woman on the SCOTUS, imo

Anyway, this young prosecutor is impressive as all get out. She gave one of the more thorough, complete, and informative statements to the press I have ever heard -- with not a nanosecond's hesitation in telling them she was still not going to give them either info or opinions she had already given them good reason for withholding.

I would not like to be facing her with nothing but lies and BS in my defense.

I wish her all good fortune in this prosecution and in her future.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

132. indeed!!!!

[calimary]

138. We need another woman on SCOTUS, and another multitude of women in the House and Senate,

AND in the statehouses, AND in the governor's mansions, AND, yes, in the Oval Office. Forty-four Presidents we've had. All men. Time for a change. But it's been time for a change for awhile, if you ask me.

[JDPriestly]

147. In general that's true. But let's remember Maggie Thatcher, an indeologue

if there ever was one.

My husband tends to be very flexible and is a good peacemaker.

I just don't agree with categorical generalizations.

More women than men have a lot of "social intelligence," but there are a lot of exceptions.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

151. yes, this is true...lots of exceptions going both ways.

No argument there.

I still want more liberal democrats who are women in high places, though!

[JDPriestly]

161. Yes. As a woman and mother of daughters, I absolutely, enthusiastically

agree.

[Joe Chi Minh]

153. Very shrewd. The deadlier of the species... who don't take prisoners ! And don't forgive in

a hurry, either, as I've found to my cost !

[StarlightGold]

136. Aaaand in freeperdump

A couple of them said " I don't like her attitude". And "she has a bad attitude".

Now, an official calling for people to be held to account has an "attitude"; translation...Uppity.

I'm sure they will be calling her a "thug" if they haven't already...

[calimary]

137. Welcome to DU, StarlightGold!

Glad you're here! They'll call her all kinds of things that aren't fit to print, I'm sure. I call her magnificent. And impressive as hell!!!

[StarlightGold]

139. Thanks so much!

Having this place and people like you to vent with is a godsend after a lifetime of dealing with uber RW batshit crazy family members.

[calimary]

144. I think we all feel the same way!

That's what we're here for! DU has been a lifesaver and an oasis in a very large, dry, barren desert. Those of us who have been here since Selection 2000 found a solace and a safe haven we never dreamed existed. HOW MANY of us came here, pleasantly surprised, with the same opening comment: many versions of "So glad I finally found you guys, because I've felt so isolated and alone!" and "I thought I was the only one who felt this way!"

Sometimes we just almost literally cling to each other! Sometimes it feels like we're all alone together on some liberal lifeboat. And other times I know we've felt like we're dancing on top of the world - in a very large, and sympathetic, AND expanding crowd! We ALL use each other to vent to. The difference is - those on the receiving end are all venting on the same outrages, with many of the same words and phrases and complaints!

This place kept me sane and kept me company during the nightmare that was bush/cheney. It was just what I needed, and just when I needed it.

And I've found it makes you smarter. I can't even begin to count how much I've learned since I started reading in here. There are so many brilliant people here at so many different levels of expertise and experience, professional and otherwise. There's a WEALTH of it here. Some people are just hot-diggity-damn CLEVER. Brutally, sometimes. And some of 'em are world-class writers, researchers, and teachers. I've got TONS of quotes in my quotes collection from people - either that they made up themselves or they were quoting one of their favorites. I've learned boatloads about so many issues that people have either researched and attached links, or they know about it because it's what they do for a living or they were married to it, or they're debating it or defending it in some way. Just learning-learning-learning all the time here. It helps you formulate your own opinions, examine issues, and gain perspective on events and crises and personalities in the news. It expands your insights. Lots of truth serum and a little tough love too. But I can't tear myself away. And I know I've certainly bored or annoyed my share of people here! And for that I apologize. But I know SOOOOOoooooo much more now than I did when I arrived.

One other thing I love about DU is - there's so much compassion here you almost drown in it. As our own Skittles once said - "someone's always here." Can't tell you how many times I've enjoyed that. I always seem to find work, throughout my life, that keeps me up and busy at odd hours. And DU is there. I posted here the night my mother passed. TONS of mixed feelings! And she'd been in increasingly bad health for so long it was one of those "at least she isn't suffering anymore" type of things. Didn't know how to feel, or which of about a thousand feelings to face first. So I posted. And within about a minute, somebody posted back. And then there were a few. And then a few more. Then a few more. Then QUITE a few more, and it just continued for a whole 'nother day! People reached out and comforted me and shared and just all kinds of wonderful posts. A few hundred of them. I CANNOT tell you how much that meant. I CANNOT tell you how much that helped. CANNOT find the words. People reached out - that whole thing about the friendly and intimate strangers of most of the anonymous people we know on the internet. I was overwhelmed. I still am. And that was back during bush/cheney! People messaged me and offered more solace and shoulders to lean on. Phone numbers, even. Which I never got to, and I didn't want to intrude, but I appreciated that so much. I didn't know what to say or how to say the kind of thank you that these people deserved. And still deserve.

Some of us refer to it as the "DU family." Well, yeah. Actually - it is.

Glad you're here!

[StarlightGold]

177. Thanks so much!

This place is great, much in part to people like you!
Looking forward to posting more often and also giving out as much compassion as I may receive!

[Joe Chi Minh]

154. 'She' kicking ass... and taking names ! Must have the full American saying !

[calimary]

160. She sure did take names! That's a certainty!

[RockaFowler]

6. That poor man

I hope the people in Baltimore can be patient to wait for any charges against the officers. This is so sad

Oh and if I see anything on my Facebook feed where he deserved this I will scream. No-one deserves to die that way. For any reason

[malaise]

8. Mosby just announced the charges

They are cheering her - amazing

[RockaFowler]

12. Thanks - I'm not near a TV right now

[malaise]

20. All six charged

Start with second degree murder and several other charges
Now Mayor and governor - end the curfew and remove the national guard.
Investigation was independent ot the Baltimore Police.

Well done Marylin Mosby

[pinboy3niner]

117. CNN now reports 5 officers in custody, 1 to go

[randome]

9. Mosby is the State Attorney, right? You may want to add S.A. to your subject for context.

But good news.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]You have to play the game to find out why you're playing the game. -Existenz[/center][/font][hr]

[malaise]

13. Done

Thanks

[B2G]

10. I want to see pictures of the scum who did this.

Are there any out there?

[malaise]

15. Warrants have been served

Mugs shots will soon be available

[B2G]

19. Yep, just heard her say that.

Thanks!

[7962]

149. Here is the picture; 3 black 3 white

[panader0]

14. Amen!

I wonder if these indictments would have come about without the public outcry, whether peaceful protests or riots.

[madinmaryland]

73. Things are done differently in MD than in Missouri.

[Robbins]

16. She has impressed me

When i heard she came from family of police officers i thought she would be biased towards them.

I have natural tendacy to think escpecilly after ferguson if proscuorters have person connections to police they will protect police.

Just imagine prosecutors actully doing their job not being biased towards police.

I am very impressed with her.

[malaise]

26. Her newness means she has not been poisoned

with the culture of 'cover-up'. The really great news was that they investigated this independent of the police.

[calimary]

18. "Accountability. You're getting it today."

Last edited Fri May 1, 2015, 12:40 PM - Edit history (1)

I like this woman. She looks and behaves like a no-bullshit type. Very professional. She's stressing her department's investigation was independent, not solely relying on the police version of events.

Baltimore's State Attorney. Just in office for a few months. Impressive woman.

This is the Quote of the Year!

[KingCharlemagne]

23. Contrast her with that mealy-mouthed PoS St. Louis County DA Bob McCulloch. - nt

[calimary]

33. No kidding. I was thinking that same thing. He embodied the "friendly prosecutor's office"

miscarriage of justice. He was WAY too cozy and WAY too biased toward the cops. TOO MANY like him are that way. This wasn't.

I'm impressed! About time!!! The civilians in the crowd during her announcement were audibly pleased with what they were hearing. She's throwing the book at 'em.

[KingCharlemagne]

38. McCulloch had actually attended some sort of high society event during the Brown Grand Jury

proceedings, an event with historical roots in the Missouri KKK\White Citizens' Council past. I swear you cannot make this shit up. Apparently St. Louis has an 'irony deficit disorder.'

[Robbins]

50. So ironic

St Louis is one of 2 main democratic areas of MO and blacks are key part of democratic base.Many blacks In St Louis have voted for
him and he thinks nothing of them.

[Robbins]

34. exactly

He acted before grand jury as darren wilson's defense attorny.Here prosecutor remembered she was suspose to get justice for the
victim.

[malaise]

24. She brings a new culture to the office

Most refreshing approach I've seen in years.

[Agschmid]

22. Kick.

[Dem2]

25. Wow.

My heart was sinking yesterday, and I see this just now.

Thank you, I feel much better now.

[Duppers]

28. YES!!

This is such a relief. Had to call my husband at work.

This DA has so much evidence to convict these cops.

And CNN has had some good interviews on the streets today. You can feel their emotions. I'm still wiping tears. Wow, just wow.

I was in Bmore over the weekend and felt the tension. This is such a relief.

[H2O Man]

29. Recommended.

A powerful day!

[malaise]

32. May 1 may well be Marilyn Mosby's day

She was impressive

[hrmjustin]

30. K&R!

[kelliekat44]

31. There was more cause to arrest the police than there was to arrest Freddie Gray. nt

[Kingofalldems]

35. Fox news now preparing their fair and balanced take on this.

Renowned expert Mark Fuhrman will comment along with the brilliant Steve Doocy, who will also make faces at the camera.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

44. And don't forget Dark Haired Guy Who's Not Steve Douchey. nt

[Kingofalldems]

46. Brian Kilmeade, another genius.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

49. Oh that's his name! I've always just called him that.

[awoke_in_2003]

120. He's more like

half an idiot savant

[KingCharlemagne]

58. If they cannot impugn Freddie Gray, they'll start going after Ms. Mosby (maybe for

spurious 'conflict of interest' charges or some such nonsense). Because, see, on Fox News black people are not allowed to be successful, except maybe as athletes or entertainers and then only so long as they keep their mouths shut about life as it is actually lived.

[Hekate]

127. One of the newsies there already asked about that. Without hesitation she said there is none...

As she stated, her husband as a legislator makes the laws and she enforces them.

But expect some other idiot to bring it up again.

[NewJeffCT]

148. Their take will be

that since the prosecutor is black, she's siding with the rioters and thugs out of racism and hatred of white people.

Of course, they won't out-and-out say that, but they'll imply it strongly.

[lovemydog]

40. Thank you malaise.

[nadinbrzezinski]

42. photo of charging list

[IDemo]

47. Interesting list

"Misconduct in office", "False imprisonment", "Depraved heart murder" (any other kind?). The "Manslaughter by vehicle" one makes me wonder if they haven't concluded that the death was the result of a rough ride rather than a rough arrest.

[Chakaconcarne]

118. Rough Ride...yes

I heard some discussion about this early on...but little since then.

[malaise]

51. Girl you're good

[nadinbrzezinski]

56. I already ran the breakng news

realize that now I will have to stay on reaction, and I am NOT THERE.

[libodem]

43. This is such a relief

That I had to finish crying before I could reply.

[Segami]

45. I never heard anything like this....

...I was watching the news conference in awe. It took some real integrity to file these charges today and not kick the can down the road.


Unbelievable!

[malaise]

52. Oh Happy Labor Day

[Segami]

79. Ditto!!

[itsrobert]

53. Brave person

[Fix The Stupid]

54. I am honestly shocked.

never ever did I believe this would happen.

Bravo to all the peeps that made this happen - it was your pressure and voice that directly resulted in these charges being laid.

Now...maybe we can all see the power of sticking together and having a common cause?

This is what the PTB/Plutocrats/men behind the curtains fear the most.

[malaise]

57. Remember now - they aren't in court yet

but this is a great start

[Skidmore]

55. "No crime had been committed by Mr. Gray."

Doesn't it make you want to scream. Guilty of being black while on a street.

[malaise]

63. HE dared to make eye contact with cops

What a set of racist scumbags

[Enthusiast]

81. Precisely.

[Segami]

94. Racism, backed by the police union.

The police union has stated they are all innocent of the charges..................sure they are...

[7962]

150. If its racism, is the union only backing the white cops??

[Joe Chi Minh]

158. No. The black turncoats, seemingly partners in crime, here, are far too useful

to white, racist police and judicial authorities, as tools, as your question illustrates. From the police union's depraved angle, they are probably their most precious asset imaginable. That is why, with good men being tortured and killed for their patriotism, during insurrections of occupied peoples (already by definition on the back foot), traitors are dealt with mercilessly. Giving aid and succour to the enemy.

[7962]

162. And they also have the more serious charges against them;

charges brought by a prosecutor who is also black, in a city administration that is also black!

But being serious, maybe this case will finally make people realize that bad cops come in all colors and have been abusing all colors

[Joe Chi Minh]

166. No. You can't sweep the disparity between the systemic persecution of

poor whites, real enough, and that of poor blacks under the rug, like that. The massive preponderance of blacks in the 'for profit' prison and parole systems, both absolute and relative, speaks for itself. Nevertheless, this thread throws light on what both persecuted groups face:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026612007

I remember Joe Bageant wrote on the depressing theme. I believe they even have to pay for their parole interviews and what have you.

[7962]

169. I understand there is a difference

I'm just tired of the REST of the story always getting ignored here, or just get a passing mention. The guy in Cal. who was tased and beaten a week or so ago while he was lying on the ground with his hands behind his back is one example. the person who posted the OP even said "I assumed the man was black, when I found out he was white I almost didnt post it". Absolutely ridiculous. The black cop in Ala. who shot and killed an unarmed white kid was pretty much ignored here too. These cops need to be exposed regardless of race.
But you are right; the "system" wanting to bleed you. I've been around that many times where I live. And here, you are almost guaranteed to be considered rehabilitated within days of paying off your fines!

[Joe Chi Minh]

173. The Jewish prisoners in the concentation camps used to

call the turncoats who supervised their work gangs and were frequently brutal criminals, in exchange for privileges, 'kapos'.

[7962]

174. oh, so the black cops just go along and are never bad on their own?

You need to do a little more research. When some people put on the blue, it doesnt matter what color THEY are

[Joe Chi Minh]

175. What a strange construction you put on my words.

None of them would have an ounce of moral fibre in my book, but only the likes of the driver, perhaps, would otherwise be as pro-active in such murder and mayhem.

So, yes, most of them would 'go along to get along.' Not because they are necessarily better than their white colleagues, but few life-long victims of the same sub-human oppression, would sink as low as the 'kapo', pro-actively. It takes a special, Stygian degree of blindness born of an abyss of moral turpitude to fail to recognise one's own kinship any other human beings, especially when part of a tyrannized subculture, and to join in taking the homicidal initiative among their persecutors.

[malaise]

164. Well said

They are all tools of the system and the culture of racism is embedded in their modus operandi

[NobodyHere]

163. 2 or 3 of the six cops charged are blacks.

Is this really about race? Or is it just general police thuggery.

[7962]

170. It SHOULD be about police thuggery.

And they come in all colors. But a lot of folks here only want to focus on race most of the time. Its sad, but true

[Gothmog]

59. I watched part of the press conference and listened to the rest

The State Attorney did a good job and was prepared

[lovemydog]

61. If anyone can post the news conference here, it's much appreciated.

[malaise]

69. Searching for it but watch here for now

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/city-police-hold-news-briefing/32659784

[lovemydog]

74. Thank you very much malaise.

I like this local Baltimore reporting much more than the national coverage. They interview many good people in Baltimore.

[malaise]

72. Here

[lovemydog]

77. Great video. Thank you. Marilyn Mosby - outstanding.

[Hoyt]

62. That ought to make some officers straighten up, get off steroids, and start acting like public

servants.

[ScreamingMeemie]

64. It ought to, but I somehow doubt it will.

[malaise]

66. Depends on the final verdict

When the fines and awards for constitutional violations come from their paychecks we will see real change

[Vattel]

65. So fucking awesome!!

[workinclasszero]

67. We are sick and tired of killer cops

Grinding their damn jackboots into people who have every damn right to protest the horrible conditions most Americans have to live under these days!

These fuckers in blue are paid killers for the 1%!

[BumRushDaShow]

68. K&R

I just watched the video replay of her statement.

You could feel (or at least *I* could feel) her difficulty in suppressing the absolute agony and fire in her soul with respect to the situation as she read her statement.

I think for many of us, given the events of the past year and expanded media coverage, little has changed in terms of police departments reading the writing on the wall and dealing with the fact that "times have changed" and this sort of thing will no longer be condoned or covered up. Just a lot of bad apples out there, up the chain. It's not unlike the child-abuse cases finally being dealt with in the Catholic church - getting the infection exposed, accepting responsibility, and ridding the institution of the infestation.... and this needs to happen in many LE departments.

[damnedifIknow]

70. Now send them to a dark place for a very long time

This is good news.

[Enthusiast]

75. Holy shit! Lying Fox News will lose their fucking minds.

Maybe Lying Fox News will call for an armed insurrection.

[Dream Girl]

80. Can someone go over to Fox News and check out wat they're saying? I cant.

I just got out of the shower😉

[Enthusiast]

128. We turned it on for a moment just to see. They seemed to be civil for once.

I figure they will mount an attack later once they get their talking points written.

[malaise]

84. People are honking horns in Baltimore

Joy Reid is reporting live. People are jubilent even though they know the trial is still to come.

[Rafale]

76. Wonder

Wonder if the officers will get out on bail and go on vacation in the islands (has that happened recently???!). There's still a long, long way to go on this thing to get justice.

[Initech]

78. You mean "homicide" right?

I would suggest fixing that title ASAP.

[muntrv]

82. Good. Never thought there was a law against making eye contact and running the other way.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

83. BTW, the discussion should be does it take a BLACK DA/States Atty to get justice?

[malaise]

86. Elijan Cummings speaking now

says he didn't know a decision would be coming down today.

Praising Marilyn Mosby big time.

[lovemydog]

93. Yes, he's praising Marilyn Mosby's integrity.

He said earlier this morning that he knew she would analyze all the facts, apply them to the law, and treat everyone fairly. He said earlier this morning that he would accept her decision. Cummings also said that Freddie Gray was a human being. That Marilyn Mosby saw him as a human being.

Cummings said that many community leaders in Baltimore have been saying they have never seen justice in these cases before. Never.

He also cautioned that until fundamental issues like equality of education are addressed and corrected, justice has not been achieved.

He said that everyone in Baltimore wants a better day rising for their children.

[jmowreader]

99. No, just one with open eyes

That idiot in Missouri must have had his head in a bucket to not notice he was dealing with a homicide. This lady saw it right off.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

102. The guy in MO intentionally gave total respect and deference to the white cop and zero

respect to the dead kid.

Intentional

[LittleBlue]

85. Fantastic

Justice will hopefully be served. This seems more straightforward than the Trayvon trial. ME ruled definitively a homicide AND he was shackled. Hard to believe the officers will get off.

[kwassa]

87. Excellent work by the DA's office.

[spanone]

89. k&r...

[A Simple Game]

90. Let the games begin! The first crack in the blue wall of silence?

Who will cut who's throat to get a better deal? I doubt when there is real cell time on the line that they will be loyal to each other.

[workinclasszero]

91. Much respect for doing your job ma'am

Marylin Mosby, Baltimore City State's Attorney

[PatrickforO]

92. Finally!!!!!

[skeewee08]

95. Wow!!!!!

Was not expecting that....

[jmowreader]

97. This is fantastic

I wonder if she could negotiate a permanent truce between the Crips and Bloods.

[suffragette]

98. Just got on DU today and saw this first

Nice to see good news and positive change 1st thing in the morning!

[Takket]

101. i'm wondering if...

even though the murders of Martin and Brown went unpunished due to the inherent racism in the system, if those deaths were not in vain. The country in the last year is really starting to pay attention to this stuff and may finally be slowly turning into the light.

Think of it.... would Grey's death have been any more than a blurb in the local newspaper (if even that) to come and go without being analyzed or questioned by anyone, if not for the murders or Brown and Martin?

[malaise]

104. You're right

People are paying attention and the 'black lives matter' movement is spreading.

[IHateTheGOP]

103. Finally!!

Maybe justice will win out, for a change. Keep your fingers crossed

[TBF]

105. Kicking ass & taking names -

go get'em Marilyn. Respect.

[vive la commune]

106. Finally, a little justice

I don't know how it will turn out in court, but this is wonderful news.

[BrotherIvan]

107. Hallelujah!!!!!!

[Trillo]

109. It's nice to see that a prosecutor "gets it".

If people are treated fairly by cops, they wouldn't desire to riot.

[NBachers]

111. Full video here:

http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2015/05/01/city-states-attorney-says-freddie-grays-arrest-illegal-has-enough-evidence-for-charges/


"Warrants have been issued for their arrest."

[workinclasszero]

114. Thanks for the link

[Turin_C3PO]

113. Thank you

Attorney Mosby! It's time to start cleaning house in all law enforcement agencies, from the top down.

[malaise]

115. Welcome to DU Turin_CPO

[sendero]

119. dispensing Nickel Rides?

Get ready to serve your Dime.

[Hekate]

122. She's an impressive young woman. Those murders will be brought to justice.

This is such good news.

[bravenak]

123. I'd like her to run for President right about now.

She was awesome. That's what I expect from a prosecutor. A measure of justice. So much better that St Louis prosecutor, much better. We need more like her!

[MineralMan]

124. If I were her, I'd have some serious private security

detailed to protect me. There are going to be a bunch of B'more cops really pissed at her today.

[Mr Dixon]

126. Sweet

Followed her on twitter, stand for justice

[countryjake]

129. Ms Mosby comes from five generations of cops.

A shudder is sweeping across this nation's Blue Wall.

As sad as this case is, I think that was possibly the best presser this country has ever listened to! Historical.

What a May Day!

Thanks, malaise, for breaking this news!

[countryjake]

130. All six cops are now in custody...

[bravenak]

131. Yay!!!!!nt

[malaise]

134. Great news

Hope they are not treated the way they treat others

[Cha]

133. State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby

TheObamaDiary.com ?@TheObamaDiary

Marilyn Mosby
7:22 AM - 1 May 2015

http://theobamadiary.com/2015/05/01/marilyn-mosby/

Mahalo malaise

[MoreGOPoop]

135. Kick

For Justice!

[Dont call me Shirley]

140. Mosey is awesome!

We have a pretty good DA here in Albuquerque, Kari Brandenberg...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/12/1357155/-Big-Big-News-Albuquerque-DA-to-File-Murder-Charges-Against-Two-APD-Officers

"ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – District Attorney Kari Brandenburg plans to file murder charges on Monday against the two Albuquerque police officers who shot James Boyd in the Sandia Foothills last March, according to multiple sources with firsthand knowledge of her decision.
It will mark the first time an APD officer has faced criminal charges for shooting someone in the line of duty in New Mexico’s largest city. APD has one of the highest rates of police shootings in the country, and the Boyd’s death was the result of the most controversial in a series of 27 fatal shootings here since 2010."

What a brave woman. She is taking sooo much crap for this!

[Solly Mack]

141. K&R

[malaise]

143. Chris Hayes is interviewing Mosby right now on his show

You go girl!

[raven mad]

142. Truth to power!

n/t

[Suji to Seoul]

145. Fantastic. Now find a jury of non boobs and convict these six of murder.

[X_Digger]

146. Finally! n/t

[Joe Chi Minh]

152. The disingenuous way they try to criminalize the innocent victims of their homicides,

after their felony is beyond disgusting, and should itself be a criminal offence; trying to pervert the course of justice, perhaps. Or perhaps simply a cretinism that shames mankind. And leaving his body in the street like that for four hours strongly suggests that the whole law-enforcement set-up, not just the police, must be close to ranking as the scum of the earth. Get that crossbow out again, Burt !

Wilson hadn't even heard the allegation that Brown had stolen from a shop, when he killed him, yet Brown, without a criminal record, was branded by all and sundry as a criminal. Nor, at the time, was the shopkeeper sure it was him, and now, after mature reflection, and perhaps feeling a little safer, he has stated that the thief was not Brown.

[malaise]

155. The only time we mustn't spreak ill of the dead is when it's their dead

Fugg 'em

[Joe Chi Minh]

159. Yes. What a bitter irony.

[d_legendary1]

156. Excellent news!

And fuck the police! Your inquiry into your own actions should not interfere with the course of the courts who have a case against you.

[Joe Chi Minh]

157. Here is interesting coverage by the New York Times. I was too

sickened to read the last several paragraphs.

[malaise]

165. Link? n/t

[Joe Chi Minh]

167. Here it is :

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/02/us/freddie-gray-autopsy-report-given-to-baltimore-prosecutors.html

[malaise]

168. Thanks n/t

[BobbyBoring]

171. this is great but remember one thing

they had no choice but to file charges. The rest of Baltimore would have burned down if they didn't.

[chervilant]

172. Have you seen Dershowitz slamming Mosby for bringing charges?

I am astonished that he would step into the limelight, given the charges pending against him, about which he has stated:

“totally false and totally made up in every respect.”

Methinks he doth protest too much...

[Joe Chi Minh]

176. Dershowiz is an authority on deviousness (think, O J)... but right rule, good governance?

Only imbeciles and/or knaves could fail to be familiar with such an elementary law as that distinguishing between the carrying of a flick-knife and a different type of knife, under Maryland law.

This is, after all, their domain - street-level crime; the laws of which they should be familiar with; not white-collar crime, such as fraud, so ambagious as to rely heavily on statistics.

Everyone makes mistakes, everyone makes big mistakes, but God give the prosecutor every assistance, as it seemed imprudent of her to effectively 'cheer-lead the prosecution to the demonstrators (despite having every private and well-founded ground to harbour the underlying sentiments she expressed), thereby giving oxygen to eminent, compulsive attention-seekers, sometimes demonstrating a lamentable lack of a sense of proportion as, imo, Dershowitz has, here.

But then, did he not accept to defend O J Simpson, and contrive to get him off the hook? That surely took an appalling depth of cynicism. 'What does it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?' It seems to have escaped Dershowitz that the man-made laws of States and nations must be the handmaidens of good governance, not the other way round. What's that they say? To a hammer, everything looks like a nail..? He seems to see everything as grist to his legal mill.

So, it seems to me there are severe limitations on the wisdom that could expected of him. A high degree of worldly, analytical intelligence has hardly been a guarantee of wisdom - still less common sense, so let's hope that wisdom is given very opportunity in the upcoming trial.

The wisdom of his confreres, other professors, could do with some boosting in terms of the public's esteem, not further ridicule. 'Absent-minded professor' can have an all too literal meaning. Given a false assumption, the most pellucid and faultless logic will lead to the madhouse; and sound assumptions are by no means a special prerogative of those with a high analytical intelligence, but tend rather to be the province of the heart, our desire.

Because the factors that contribute to our world-view are so abstruse, atheism is just as much a religion as any Christianity or any other religion properly so-called. And strident, secular fundamentalism is in no wise less foolish than Christian fundamentalism.